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Medal of Honor Recipient

Otis O. Roberts

U.S. Army · Civil War

MOH-RC-001055Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1863

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Medal of Honor

November 7, 1863

Rappahannock Station, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
Company H, 6th Maine Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Capture of flag of 8th Louisiana Infantry (C.S.A.) in a hand_to_hand struggle with the color bearer.
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Capture of flag of 8th Louisiana (C.S.A.) in a hand-to-hand struggle with the color bearer.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Otis O. Roberts — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001061
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Other source unit wording
Company h, 6th Maine Infantry
Entered service at
Dexter, Maine
Archive transcription SHA-256
f6f153c81ef0e310709b54cef4e2caa27f495644dedddbe92b5590678555d5ef

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The current reference profile displays “Company h.” The canonical unit capitalizes Company H, while the exact rendered source wording and inherited unit remain preserved.

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